Members’ voluntary liquidation – MVL
There are usually between 8,000 and 10,000 companies going through members’ voluntary liquidation at any moment on the Companies House register. MVL is the second most common type of liquidation.…
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Inform Direct product update – October 2021
We are continuing to enhance your ability to reuse information across your Inform Direct account, so that you can now select existing people and address records from any company you manage when allotting and transferring shares. …
Inform Direct product update – August 2021
In line with customer feedback we have recently made changes so that you can now make changes to existing share certificates as well as deleting them where they are wrong.…
(Another) Inform Direct product update – July 2021
Continuing from the release earlier this month which allowed existing address and person records to be selected within a new company formation, you can now lookup an existing address used elsewhere on your account when changing a…
What is a sole trader?
A sole trader is a self-employed person who owns and runs their own business as an individual. A sole trader business doesn’t have any legal identity separate to its owner, leading many to say that as a sole trader you are…
When do you have to register for VAT?
Your business must register for VAT with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if, over the past 12 months, your ‘taxable supplies’ (closely based on your sales or turnover, not your profit) have exceeded the VAT registration…
2021 Review
of UK Company Formations
Read our comprehensive review of UK company formations in 2020, year-on-year growth rates and breakdown by county. This detailed insight is provided in the form of easy to understand infographics available for sharing through social media and on your own website
